BLACK v. ARIZALA

(CC 9611-09017; 9708-06851; CA A104791; SC S49774).

95 P.3d 1109 (2004)

337 Or. 250

Murray L. BLACK; Melrhea E. Black; Jack Boersma and Barbara J. Boersma as Trustees for the Boersma Family Trust; J.K. (Kelly) Hola; Jeannie Hola; Albert F. Laurie and Marlene D. Laurie as Trustees of the A.F. Laurie Trust; Donald J. Meis and Nadine E. Meis, as Trustees for the Meis Family Trust UTA 8/22/95; Joel E. Colley; Mickell A. Colley; Richard Meloy; Seattle ATC Partnership, a partnership consisting of David Andrews, John Mitchell, Thomas Parks, Donald Stobie and Gerald Traynor, Plaintiffs, and John J. Lenahan; Marilyn S. Lenahan; Willowrun, L.P., an Oregon limited partnership; Respondents on Review, v. Gary H. ARIZALA; Quentin L. Breen; Breen Family Trust; John Duffy; Anthony Easton; Frank R. Goldstein; Ed Janowski; Javier O. Lamoso; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, a limited liability partnership; Fred H. Martinez; Theresa Miller; Margaret W.M. Minnich; Lawrence Odell; James T. Perry; Mohammad Rahman; Romulus Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Romulus Telecommunications, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation; Romulus Engineering, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Unicom Corporation, a Puerto Rico corporation; Supertel Communications Corporation, a Puerto Rico corporation, and Clearcomm L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, formerly known as PCS 2000, L.P., Petitioners on Review, and Susan D. Easton; SDE Trust; and Gary North, Respondents. Brown and Boston PCS 2000, a partnership consisting of Conrad Brown and Nixon Ray Boston; Kenneth Brown, as Trustee for the Brown Family Trust; William Sean Conway; Lisa M. Conway; Greg Downing; Donald F. Escher and Shirley P. Escher, Trustees for the Escher Daughters Trust; Harvey A. Gilbert and Deanne E. Gilbert, as Trustees for the Gilbert Family Trust; Kurt Gruen; Reyna Gruen; Joseph M. Ha; John F. Johnson and Anne R. Johnson, Trustees for the John F. and Anne R. Johnson Trust; Harold E. Jones as Trustee for the Harold E. Jones Profit Sharing Trust; Virginia J. Jones; Caroline B. Kazmann, Trustee for the Belle M. Beem Trust; Hollis Kazmann; Ingrid Kluk; Knoxville IVDS Group, a partnership consisting of Robert Seaman and others; Donald C. Linkem; Donald J. Meis; Nadine E. Meis; Edmund J. Mooney, Trustee for the Edmund J. Mooney Trust; J. Ray O'Connor and Maurine O'Connor, Trustees for the J. Ray O'Connor Revocable Family Trust; Bill Ohman; Colleen Ohman; James Popa; RPM2 Group Limited Partnership, a partnership consisting of Michael Suenram, Pamela Suenram, Melburn E. Suenram and Rose M. Suenram; Nancy L. Ryan; The Estate of Arthur J. Ryan; S & L Properties, a partnership consisting of Douglas A. Shinstine and Eric A. Luther; Elizabeth J. Seaman; Shelley A. McCoy; Ralph L. Stean, Trustee for the Ralph L. Stean Revocable Living Trust U/A APRIL 14, 1992; James F. Stengel, Trustee for the James F. Stengel Living Trust dated 9/28/94; Gretchen B. Stengel as Trustee for the Gretchen B. Stengel Living Trust Dated 9/28/94; and Russell S. Wunschel, Plaintiffs, v. Gary H. Arizala; Quentin L. Breen; Breen Family Trust; John Duffy; Anthony Easton; Susan D. Easton; SDE Trust; Frank R. Goldstein; Ed Janowski; Javier O. Lamoso; Morgan, Lewis & Brokius, LLP, a limited liability partnership; Fred H. Martinez; Theresa Miller; Margaret W.M. Minnich; Gary North; Lawrence Odell; James T. Perry; Mohammad Rahman; Romulus Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Romulus Telecommunications, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation; Romulus Engineering, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Romulus Engineering (MAS) Inc., a Delaware corporation; Datalink Network, Inc., a purported corporation; Romulus Engineering (IVD), Inc., a Delaware corporation; Wireless Express Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, fka IVDS Auction Consortium Limited Partnership; IVDS Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Unicom Corporation, a Puerto Rico corporation; Supertel Communications Corporation, Puerto Rico corporation, and Clearcomm L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, formerly known as PCS 2000 L.P., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided August 12, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy R. Volpert, Davis, Wright, Tremaine, LLP, Portland, argued the cause for petitioners on review. On the briefs were Darleen Darnall, Robert D. Newell, and Jeffrey J. Schick, Davis, Wright Tremaine, LLP, Portland; Joseph C. Arellano, Kennedy Watts Arellano & Ricks LLP, Portland; Bruce L. Campbell and Thomas C. Sand, Miller Nash Wiener Hager & Carlsen, LLP, Portland; Steven K. Blackhurst, Ater Wynne Hewitt Dodson & Skerritt, Portland; and Michael D. Kennedy, Kennedy Bowles, PC, Portland.

Helen T. Dziuba, The Law Office of Helen T. Dziuba, Lake Oswego, argued the cause for respondents on review. With her on the briefs were Roger K. Harris, Harris, Berne, Christensen, LLP, Portland.

Before CARSON, Chief Justice, GILLETTE, DURHAM, RIGGS, and De MUNIZ, Justices.


DURHAM, J.

This is an action for damages alleging securities law violations and related torts. The principal issue on review is whether the trial court erred in dismissing the action on the ground that the parties' limited partnership agreement required plaintiffs to file their claims in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Court of Appeals reversed. For the reasons set out below, we affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.

The trial court consolidated two actions...

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